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van Weerdenburg, Marjolijn; Tesselhof, Mariëtte; van der Meijden, Henny – Journal of Computer Assisted Learning, 2019
This study investigated the effect of a touch-typing course on the spelling and narrative-writing skills on the computer of elementary school students. Data of 207 students in Grades 4, 5, and 6 were analysed using a pretest-posttest design. Students in the experimental group (n = 154) followed a touch-typing course, and those in the control group…
Descriptors: Spelling, Writing (Composition), Writing Skills, Office Occupations
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Glogger-Frey, I.; Kappich, J.; Schwonke, R.; Holzäpfel, L.; Nückles, M.; Renkl, A. – Journal of Computer Assisted Learning, 2015
A brief, problem-oriented phase such as an inventing activity is one potential instructional method for preparing learners not only cognitively but also motivationally for learning. Student teachers often need to overcome motivational barriers in order to use computer-based learning opportunities. In a preliminary experiment, we found that student…
Descriptors: Electronic Learning, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Uses in Education, Student Teachers
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Sharpe, Rhona; Bailey, P. – Journal of Computer Assisted Learning, 1999
Discussion of networked continuing professional development (CPD) for staff in higher education focuses on two case studies: one uses the outcomes of a graduate course to evaluate the effectiveness of a computer-conferencing system; the second uses learning outcomes to influence the redesign of a CPD program to a Web-based open learning system.…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Computer Networks, Computer Uses in Education, Higher Education